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1852 Treaty between the U.S. and the Apache Nation of Indians (sometimes referenced as the “Treaty of Santa Fe”)
Transcribed copy of the 1852 Treaty available online at https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/apa1852.asp 

See Becket Law for case information regarding Apache Stronghold v. United States | Case Media

See Information for the Press (Apache Stronghold Photos, Use & Terms)

United States Courts For the Ninth Circuit Court, Cases of Interest: Apache Stronghold v. USA

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Apache activist Wendsler Nosie seeks Rochester allies in fight against mining on sacred land | WXXI News, April 21, 2023
Wendsler Nosie, an environmental activist and former tribal chairman for the San Carlos Apache Tribe, is in Rochester this week to discuss the fight to prevent the federal government from selling a chunk of sacred land to copper mining company Resolution Copper. Nosie is scheduled to give a talk at Ganondagan State Historic Site at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, presented by RIT’s Native American Future Stewards program. He's also slated to visit SUNY Geneseo on Wednesday, April 26, to deliver the keynote address for Geneseo’s annual Great Day event, and he’s scheduled to speak at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church on Thursday, April 27, for an Earth Day event organized by the Gandhi Institute. His talk, titled “The Rumbling of Sacred Spaces: An Earth Day Message,” will touch on the fight for Oak Flat, and is part of a national tour of speaking engagements to raise awareness on the issue.
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Media Contact: Ryan Colby | media@becketlaw.org | 202-349-7219 | Becket Press Release @
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April 10, 2023, NGO Letter to President Biden  RE:  Please protect sacred Oak Flat and Native Copper American culture from Resolution 
Center for Biological Diversity • Earthjustice • League of Conservation Voters • Natural Resources Defense Council • The Wilderness Society • Patagonia • A Community Voice • Access Fund • American University Washington College of Law's Environmental Law Society • American University Washington College of Law Native American Law Students Association • Archaeology Southwest • Arizona Faith Network • Arizona List • Arizona Sustainability Alliance • Arizona Working Families Party • Black Hills Clean Water Alliance • Brophy Native American Club • Chispa Arizona • Clean Water Alliance • Dos Aguas of the Southwest • Friends of Buckingham • Great Old Broads of Wilderness • High Country Conservation Advocates • Indigenou tagonia • A Community Voice • Access Fund • American University Washington College of Law's Environmental Law Society • American Un s Environmental Network • Living United for Change in Arizona • Malach Consulting • Mennonite Central Committee U.S. • Micah Six Eight Mission • Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment • Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness • Okanogan Highlands Alliance • Rock Creek Alliance • Rosewood Strong Community • Save the Scenic Santa Ritas • Spaces of Opportunity • The Clinch Coalition • Uranium Watch • Wateća Challenge • West Street Recovery Northeast Action Collective • Western Mining Action Network- Indigenous Caucus • Xplore Outside
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WASHINGTON – A group of Western Apaches, tribal leaders, faith leaders, National Congress of American Indians, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and grassroots organizations are headed back to federal court to protect their most sacred site  from complete destruction by a foreign-owned mining company. On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit will hear arguments again in Apache Stronghold v. United States  after the court decided last fall to hear the case “en banc” — meaning in front of a full panel of eleven judges. Becket, along with attorneys Michael V. Nixon and Clifford Levenson, are defending the Apaches’ right to continue their longstanding religious practices at Oak Flat.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, March 11, 2023
 APACHE STRONGHOLD vs. UNITED STATES PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION EN BANC HEARING MARCH 21, 2023 AT 10 A.M. 
 Apache Stronghold will travel to the Hearing on a Spiritual Convoy, traveling to Pasadena, California beginning Sunday March 12th. The convoy, in prayer, will visit supporting  Tribes, Churches and organizations leading to the 9th circuit Appeal court en banc hearing to protect a Sacred and Holy land, Oak Flat. We invite all to join us in the journey to Pasadena to be present for our Appeal Hearing. The schedule for the convoy is attached.  
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, October 10, 2022, Apache Stronghold Announces Sacred Sites Summit
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 24, 2022, Divided Ninth Circuit Appeals Court leads Apache Stronghold to Supreme Court - San Carlos, AZ – Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision ruled that the request for a preliminary injunction to halt the land exchange of Oak Flat be denied. Apache Stronghold—a coalition of Apaches, other Native peoples, and non-Native allies, which is represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty—has vowed to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court immediately. For more information or to arrange an interview with a Becket attorney, contact Ryan Colby at media@becketlaw.org or 202-349-7219. Interviews can be arranged in English, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE,  October 22, 2021, San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2021, Native Religious Sacred Sites on federal land have no Protections from the U.S. Government
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Media Advisory, For Immediate Release, October 22, 2021, Becket Law, Today: Apaches in court to save their sacred land  Ninth Circuit to hear Apache Stronghold’s plea to save Oak Flat from destruction |  Friday, October 22 at proximately 11: 20 a.m. PST |  Oral argument will be held virtually at this link: Live Video Streaming of Oral Arguments and Events Courtroom #3. Weblink will not be made available until the morning of the oral argument on Fri. Oct. 22.
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Media Advisory, For Immediate Release, October 18, 2021, Becket Law, Apaches in court to save their sacred land Ninth Circuit to hear Apache Stronghold’s plea to save Oak Flat from destruction | PDF | Word Document | Oral argument will be held virtually at this link: Live Video Streaming of Oral Arguments and Events | Friday, October 22 at approximately 9:30 am. PST (time may change), Courtroom #3. Weblink will not be made available until the morning of the oral argument on Fri. Oct. 22.

Statement, October 11, 2021 -  Apache Stronghold Statement, Columbus Day, October 11, 2021 |

Statement, October 8, 2021 - Apache Stronghold Spiritual Convoy to 9th Circuit Court  |  See Events for schedule updates.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 13, 2021 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference Apache Stronghold to Host Virtual Press Conference 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, January 12, 2021 APACHE SUE TO PROTECT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, SAVE OAK FLAT SACRED AREA FROM DESTRUCTION BY FOREIGN MINING COMPANY